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Agave
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Apricot
Aquatic plants
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Banana
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Bees, honey, and other pollinators, general
Berries and cane fruits, other
Biological Cell Systems
Blueberry
Broadleaf forests of the South
Canola
Carrot
Catfish
Cheese
Chemurgic Crops
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Conifer forests of the North
Conifer forests of the South
Conifer forests of the West
Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue)
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cut flowers, foliage, and greens
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Date
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Duck and goose, live animal
Durum wheat
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggplant
Eggs
Endangered species
Experimental design and statistical methods
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Filbert
Finfish
Fish habitats
Florist crops, other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Forage legumes, other
Freshwater shrimp
Fungi (includes yeast)
General Commodity
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapefruit
Grapes, other
Grasslands, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Guayule
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hard white wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Herbs and spices
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Kenaf
Kiwi
Laboratory animals
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Lesquerella
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Marketing, processing, and supply firms other than cooperatives
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Mint
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Mixed conifer-broadleaf forests
Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine
Mushrooms and other edible fungi
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other beef cattle products
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other dairy cattle products
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other Pollinators
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Paper and pulp derived products
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
Peas (fresh, fresh-processed)
Pecan
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Pineapple
Pinyon-juniper
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Research on research management (not research management per se)
Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, and root crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Rice
River basins
Rubber, gum, and resin plants, other
Rye
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems
Sheep and wool, general/other
Sheep, live animal
Shellfish
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Solar radiation
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Striped bass
Structures, facilities, and equipment, general/other
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Summer annual grasses (includes forage sorghums, sudangrass, sorghum)
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Taro
Tea
The family and its members
The farm as an enterprise
Tilapia
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Tung
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Walnut
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Wildlife habitats
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wood and wood products
Wool fiber
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
item Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation for Enhancing and Advancing the SustainabilitY of Organic Specialty Crop Production Systems (ASD-EASY Organic)
item Assessing the Presence and Management of Weed Seeds in Irrigation Water in Container Production Nurseries
item Bioherbicide Development for Control of Ailanthus Altissima (Tree-of-Heaven)
item Biological Control and Integrated Management of Invasive Arthropod Pests from Europe, Asia, and Africa
item Biological Control of Invasive Insect Pests and Weeds
item Detection, Biology, and Genomics of New and Emerging Viral and Bacterial Diseases of Ornamental Plants
item Developing Cas12a-Based Technologies for Early Detection of Exotic Phytoplasmas
item Developing New Strategies for Managing Exotic Ambrosia Beetle Pests in Ornamental Nursery Production
item Developing Sustainable Rose Landscapes via RRD Assessments and Breeding RRD Resistant Roses with Stable Blackspot Resistance
item Development and Implementation of Integrated Strategies for the Management of Ambrosia Beetle Associated Rapid Apple Decline in the Eastern US
item Development of Applied Strategies to Prevent Exotic Ambrosia Beetle Damage in Ornamental Nurseries
item Elucidating the Role of Abiotic and Biotic Stressors in the Rapid Dieback of Trees Attacked by Ambrosia Beetles
item Enhancing Vegetable and Ornamental Production by Synergistically Managing Nutrients and Pests
item Environmental Strategies and Plant Growth Regulator Applications to Increase Plant Resilience
item Establish and Maintain Public Display Gardens for Woody and Herbaceous Landscape Plants
item Evaluating the Influence of Beneficial Microbes on Crop Quality in the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry
item Evaluation of Strawberry Germplasm for Resistance to the Northern Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne hapla)
item Evolving and Integration of Management Plans for Major Taxonomic Groups and Potential New Invasive Pests of Ornamental and Floriculture Production
item Exotic Whitefly and Subtropical Invasive Pests of Vegetables and Ornamental Plants
item Field Testing of Minor Use Pesticides
item Field Testing of Minor Use Pesticides
item Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative
item Genetic Improvement and Sustainable Production Systems for Sub-tropical and Tropical Crops in the Pacific Basin
item Identification of Carbon Input Requirements for Small Farm Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation Under Temperate Production Systems
item Improving Soil and Water Productivity and Quality in Irrigated Cropping Systems
item Improving the Efficiency of Container Substrates: Developing Water and Nutrient Profiles
item Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies for Insects Attacking Horticultural Crops
item Integrated Pest Management of Diamondback Moth (DBM) on Cole Crops
item Interactive Effects of Temperature and Photoperiod on Flower Initiation and Development
item Investigating Leaf Angle Response to Temperature and Carbon Dioxide
item Investigating Organic Amendments for Weed and Disease Management Using Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation
item Investigation of Verticillium Nonalfalfae as a Potential Bioherbicide for the Invasive Weed Ailanthus Altissima
item Maximizing Weed Control in Container Production
item Minor Use Pesticide – Food/Ornamentals
item Minor Use Pesticides Umbrella Project
item Mosquito and West Nile Virus (WNV) Surveillance Strategies
item MOU Between USDA/ARS and the Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace Komotini, Greece
item Non-Fumigant Nematode Control in Carrot
item Nutrient Management in Container Production Utilizing Secondary Water Sources
item Omics-Based Approach to Detection, Identification, and Systematics of Plant Pathogenic Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas
item Optimum Nutrient Management for Leafy Green Production in Hydroponic Systems
item Organic Soil Treatment Methods for Nematode Control in California Carrots.
item Plant-associated Nematode Management and Systematics and USDA Nematode Collection Curation
item Resilient Plants: Production, Shipping and Postharvest Techniques to Maximize Sales and Sell-Through While Minimizing Inputs
item Resilient Plants: Production, Shipping and Postharvest Techniques to Maximize Sales and Sell-Through While Minimizing Inputs (including labor)
item Resilient Plants: Production, Shipping and Postharvest Techniques to Maximize Sales and Sell-Through While Minimizing Inputs (including labor)
item Small Fruit and Nursery Research
item Soil Amendment Effects on Tomato Bacterial Spot
item Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Support of the Dogwood Collection at the U.S. National Arboretum
item Taxonomic Identification of All Stages of Nematodes
item Taxonomic Identification Of All Stages Of Nematodes
item Taxonomic Identification of all Stages of Nematodes
item Understanding the Container Media Microbiome and its Effects on Plant Health